FILING ORGANIZATION:	SKOKOMISH TRIBE
REGULATION NUMBER:	F#26-13
REGULATION MODIFIED:	F#26-08 SECTION V
REGULATION SUPERSEDED: 	NONE

DATE ADOPTED:		JULY 14, 2026

SPECIES:		CHINOOK SALMON
FISHERY TYPE:		SUBSISTENCE FISHERY ONLY
ON/OFF RESERVATION:	OFF
                          
CATCH AREA(S):		PURDY CREEK (82J) 250 FEET FROM THE
                          CONFLUENCE/MOUTH UPSTREAM TO THE
                          HIGHWAY 101 BRIDGE.
                                                                                    
EFFECTIVE DATE:         JULY 18, 2026 THROUGH AUGUST 08, 2026.
                         
DAYS/HOURS:               1. 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM SATURDAY (7/18).
                          2. 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM SATURDAY (7/25).
                          3. 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM SATURDAY (8/01).
                          4. 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM SATURDAY (8/08).
                                                     
                         NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING ALLOWED: FISHERS MAY 
                         ONLY ENTER PURDY CREEK BEGINNING AT 0600 AM
                         TO HOLD SPOT UNTIL START OF FISHERY AT
                         800 AM. FISHERY CLOSES AT 5:00 PM AND
                         ALL GEAR MUST BE REMOVED BY DUSK.                
                              
LEGAL GEAR:             HOOK AND LINE: A SINGLE LINE TO WHICH NO MORE
                        THAN TWO SINGLE-POINT BARBED HOOKS MAY BE
                        ATTACHED. TREBLE HOOKS ARE NOT LEGAL GEAR.
                        
                        SET AND DRIFT GILLNETS ONLY (AS PER F#26-08).
                        (EXCLUDING BEACH SEINES, POLE GAFFS, RING NETS
                        AND EXPLOSIVES) AS PER THE SKOKOMISH FISHING
                        ORDINANCE SECTION 7.02.084.

OTHER RESTRICTIONS:     1)  PER REG F#26-08.
                        2)  ALL STEELHEAD AND OTHER SALMON 
                            MUST BE RELEASED INTO THE CREEK UNHARMED.
                        3)  NO CARCASSES MAY BE THROWN BACK IN THE RIVER
                            OR LEFT ON SITE AND MUST BE TAKEN OFF
                            RESERVATION TO AN AUTHORIZED LANDFILL.
                        4)  ALL FISHERS MUST HAVE A TRIBAL SUBSISTENCE CARD
                            IN THEIR POSSESSION.
                        5)  FISHERY SHALL BE MONITORED BY ENFORCEMENT
                            OFFICERS.
                        6)  ALL TRASH MUST BE CLEANED UP AND PROPERLY
                            DISPOSED.
                        7)  FISHING NETS MAY NOT BE ATTACHED TO ANY
                            ABUTMENT OR RAILINGS ON THE HWY 101 BRIDGE.
                        8)  IN 82J, GILLNETS AND HOOK LINE FISHERS MUST BE
                            AT LEAST 40 FEET APART.
                        9)  IN ORDER TO CLAIM A LOCATION FOR YOUR NET OR HOOK
                            AND LINE, YOU MUST BE IN YOUR BOAT WITH THAT GEAR,
                            SITE LOCATIONS ARE ON FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.
                       10)  ONE SETNET OR DRIFT GILLNET PER BOAT PER CREW.
                       
                            
JUSTIFICATIONS:         PROVIDE A SUBSISTENCE FISHERY TO HARVEST AVAILABLE CHINOOK
                        SALMON.

SKOKOMISH FISHERIES
N.541 TRIBAL CENTER ROAD
SKOKOMISH NATION, WA 98584